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as in happened
to take place
couldn't believe that the wedding would actually come off—they've been "just dating" for years
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as in succeeded
to turn out as planned or desired
the attempted revival of the city's downtown never really came off, and even more stores eventually closed
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Recent Examples of came off
Andrei Kuzmenko, who the Kings acquired from the Flyers at last season’s trade deadline, appeared to score a goal that would have extended the Los Angeles lead to 3-0 in the first period, but the Flyers challenged that the play was offside, and after review the goal came off the board.
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Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Domantas Sabonis came off the bench to post 24 points, 16 rebounds and six assists for the Kings (12-34), who have lost four in a row.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Hayden Hakala led the Spartans with 13 points, Chris Hauck had seven points and Sebastian Perez came off the bench to finish with seven points.
—David Delgado, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
Jayden Harvey came off the bench to add 13 points for Randolph.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
Disrobed and taken apart, Sophia was carried off, the machinery revealed, any semblance of sentience evaporating the moment the costume came off.
—Dan Turello, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026
Bryson Dagon came off the bench to score 13 points, while Daniel Morakinyo chipped in with six points and Will Hooks had six rebounds.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
Two attacking midfielders, Eliesse Ben Seghir and Ibrahim Maza, who came off the bench against Freiburg, are both new, too.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
Jerami Grant came off the bench for 29 points, hitting 4-of-7 from deep, while Deni Avdija added 20 points and Shaedon Sharpe tossed in 15.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Domantas Sabonis came off the bench to post 24 points, 16 rebounds and six assists for the Kings (12-34), who have lost four in a row.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Hayden Hakala led the Spartans with 13 points, Chris Hauck had seven points and Sebastian Perez came off the bench to finish with seven points.
—David Delgado, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
Jayden Harvey came off the bench to add 13 points for Randolph.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
Disrobed and taken apart, Sophia was carried off, the machinery revealed, any semblance of sentience evaporating the moment the costume came off.
—Dan Turello, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026
Bryson Dagon came off the bench to score 13 points, while Daniel Morakinyo chipped in with six points and Will Hooks had six rebounds.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
Two attacking midfielders, Eliesse Ben Seghir and Ibrahim Maza, who came off the bench against Freiburg, are both new, too.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
Jerami Grant came off the bench for 29 points, hitting 4-of-7 from deep, while Deni Avdija added 20 points and Shaedon Sharpe tossed in 15.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came off
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Thursday's crash happened near the city of Durban in the eastern KwaZulu-Natal province.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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Nevils explains in her book how this message was jarringly confusing and led her to second-guess what had happened, ultimately leading her back to the belief that the nature of the encounter was nothing alarming.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Jan. 2026
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His final day is on Friday, when he will be succeeded by Ronald Hicks.—
Timothy Cardinal Dolan,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2026
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This was a moment Greco pushed for and succeeded.—
Carmela Karcher,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
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In between acts, there was a dance intermission featuring background dancers, including a solo female dancer performing a contemporary piece, before the stage opened to a full dance performance.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Detectives did not indicate that there was any connection between the two incidents.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Arnault went over the fashion brands starting with Dior, whose new creative director, Jonathan Anderson, presented his debut couture for the house on Monday, and whose first products arrived in stores on January 2.—
Laure Guilbault,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2026
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The state might overpay a provider because a parent got a raise, went over the program’s income eligibility, and didn't report it right away.—
Beki San Martin,
Freep.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Councilman Urbom then went on to gesture, looking through the barrel of a gun with one eye.—
Morgan Rynor,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Foege went on to lead the CDC and served as a senior medical adviser and senior fellow at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
26 Jan. 2026
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Her appearance largely went unexplained, provoking outrage from Democrats.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Jan. 2026
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Well up for the fight in front of their boisterous fans at the Estadio da Luz, however, Benfica went ahead 3-1 before half time and secured a heroic 4-2 win, plus qualification to the knockout phase playoff on goal difference, thanks to goalkeeper Anatoli Trubin’s 98th minute header.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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That’s worked out wonderfully for Green, who recently signed a new five-year deal with WWE and continues to do great work on TV week in and week out.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Research shows that women who worked out in the morning reduced their post-workout blood pressure.—
Health Editorial Team,
Health,
9 Jan. 2026
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That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Came off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20off. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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